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Best Punk Rock Albums of the Seventies Part 1
When I go out of this world, my thoughts will be three: 1.) I feel very bad about what was done to the Black people. 2.) Punk rock is, as Kurt Cobain observed, the "total escape from pain." However, it is also the music of survivors.
By Tom Baker7 months ago in Beat
10 Dark Americana Tracks Brimming With Quiet Anguish
If you asked me to describe one of the 2020's most popular musical aesthetics, I'd immediately jump to the genre that conjures images of haunted churches, grimy trailer parks and tattered American flags wavering in the wind. This genre has a lot of labels, including slowcore, indie pop and Southern gothic, but I've always thought of it as "dark Americana."
By Kaitlin Shanks8 months ago in Beat
AUX Affairs x TIDAL Are Putting Independent Artists in Rooms That Matter by NWO Sparrow
Hip-Hop Junkie and TIDAL are turning live feedback into real career momentum by NWO Sparrow Quan Williams and TIDAL bridge the gap between underground talent and industry opportunity
By NWO SPARROW8 months ago in Beat
More Songs That Make Me Feel More Alive
It's been six years since I posted my article Songs That Make Me Feel Alive Again. The songs in that list certainly still hold up and serve as a time capsule for what I was dealing with and how I was feeling at that moment in time. But the best thing about music is that people keep making it. There's so much new music as well as old music that's new to me. It continues it's pursuit of filling and fueling me and making me feel emotions I can't even give names to. So, to honor my original article's fifth birthday (which I actually think is in September, but disregard), here are more songs that make me feel more alive. In no particular order...
By Raine Neal8 months ago in Beat
I Don't Fake Well
This last week, Sweet YankeeBelle released a new song that is just so perfectly suited for the woman I am hoping to grow into as I lean harder into my authentic self to try to stay healthy.
By Adora Hooper8 months ago in Beat
Fenrir by Skaldic Storm
Today's song I picked out of love for my boyfriend (February is the month of love after all!) and appreciation for how he has brought a number of unexpected happy moments to my life recently!
By Adora Hooper8 months ago in Beat
10 Vintage Slowcore Tracks From Decades Past
While slowcore has enjoyed a major resurgence in the 2020s, the genre actually dates back to the eighties. Some of the tracks on this list might sound strange and unfamiliar, while others had a clear influence that's carried slowcore for decades. If you're trying to relax, study or enjoy a quiet evening at home, here's a look at a genre that existed well before Soundcloud.
By Kaitlin Shanks8 months ago in Beat
Five Songs From Up-And-Coming Artists You Must Listen to in 2026
The music industry has always thrived on its ability to reinvent itself, but the past few years have accelerated how quickly new voices can find their audience. Streaming platforms, social discovery, and a renewed appetite for authenticity have created space for emerging artists who don’t sound like anyone else, or feel the need to. For listeners, that means an endless supply of potential new favorites waiting just beyond the algorithm.
By TVC 8 months ago in Beat
10 Post-hardcore Songs for Your Early Emo Playlist
Post-hardcore is a broad genre that includes harsh instrumentals, catchy melodies and everything in between, allowing everything from Fugazi to Hawthorne Heights to fall under this umbrella. The bands on this list never saw mainstream success, but they're a little more accessible than pure hardcore or screamo groups. If your rock playlists need a revamp, here's what you've been missing out on.
By Kaitlin Shanks9 months ago in Beat
10 Modern Slowcore Jams for Quiet Evenings
When you want to relax, concentrate or dwell on the past, slowcore offers the perfect backdrop for bleak autumn evenings. While the genre has been around since the 80s, slowcore found a new life in the 2020s when artists started sharing their quiet, subdued tracks on Spotify and Soundcloud. Most of these tracks are calming, but a few stretch the genre to its limits, showing that even the quietest songs have something to say.
By Kaitlin Shanks9 months ago in Beat
Yes, I've Got an Attitude by Sweet Yankeebelle
This last week, I found a new song that I am loving listening to and the title is actually what drew my attention to the song first. You see, I have been accused of "having an attitude" like that is a terrible thing.
By Adora Hooper9 months ago in Beat
If You Can't Find Hope by Able Heart. Top Story - January 2026.
This week, the song that has got me smiling actually reminds me of some hard times with one of my best friends. So, this article is for you Amanda! ;-)
By Adora Hooper9 months ago in Beat